Strictly Street Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Previous post A Vincent Black Shadow for the Modern Era By Chuck Squatriglia May 16, 2011 | 2:15 pm | Categories: Design, Motorcycles Ian Barry and the crew at Falcon Motorcycles have rolled out another beautiful custom, this one a riff on the venerable Vincent Black Shadow. The Black Shadow was an incredible machine that essentially set the benchmark for performance through the 1950s. It was blindingly quick, something Rollie Free proved at Bonneville in 1948. Barry and a team of six craftsmen spent one year building an homage that is as much a work of art as it is a motorcycle. According to our friend Chris Hunter at Bike EXIF, the Black Falcon features a 1952 Black Shadow engine that was discovered in pieces. The 1,000cc mill had been modified for drag racing, so Barry had the engine stripped to the last part and meticulously rebuilt. It now runs like “a 75-bhp Swiss watch.” The entire chassis but for a single lug was fabricated from scratch. The aluminum fork is based on the Vincent “Girdraulic” design, and the bike sports custom Works Performance shocks. The 8-inch drum brakes may look like the old finned Vincent units, but they were built specifically for the Black Falcon and are quite capable of hauling the bike down from speed. There’s no end to the delicious details Barry has incorporated into the bike, from the gorgeous foot pegs to the six-way adjustable handlebars to the … the list goes on. The Black Falcon, the third of 10 one-offs we’ll see from Falcon Motorcycles, is already sold.More here http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/a-vincent-black-shadow-for-the-modern-era/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessecwalters Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 i like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El capitan Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm reading a book called big sid's vincati. It's an awesome book so far, learned a lot about vincents. Cool bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen3flygirl Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Can we have twins!?!?! Pretty please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 That thing is NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Vincents are awesome bikes. Wish they weren't rare and expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hue jass Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) :lol:nevermind Edited May 17, 2011 by hue jass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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